TOPPAN Edge and Partisia: Bringing Privacy-First Digital Identity from Campus to Public Blockchain

 

Pioneering a New Era of Trusted, User-Centric Digital Identity

Tokyo, April 2025 – In a world where identity is the gateway to education, work, and daily life, the need for secure, user-controlled, and globally trusted solutions has never been greater. This is magnified by a world that is becoming increasingly more connected and digital. Today, TOPPAN Edge and Partisia announce a groundbreaking partnership and proof-of-concept at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), aiming to redefine how digital identity works for students. This solution is a bedrock for digital identity, with applications that can span industries and use cases. 

This collaboration is more than a technical integration. It’s a shared vision to bridge the familiar convenience of web2 with the trust, privacy, and interoperability of web3. By combining TOPPAN Edge’s 100+ years’ experience, including a 33% market share in Japanese ID systems, with Partisia’s advanced cryptography and blockchain solutions, the partnership is setting a new standard for privacy-first, decentralized, digital identity (DID).


Why Digital Identity Needs an Upgrade

Japan alone has over 813 universities, 360 of which issue IDs with IC chips (FeliCa). This involves a process that is costly, slow, and increasingly vulnerable to impersonation and fraud. Meanwhile, students already carry NFC-enabled smartphones and are accustomed to seamless, app-based, digital experiences. The challenge is to deliver a digital identity solution that is as easy to use as a tap on your phone, but as secure and private as the most advanced cryptography can provide.

At the same time, global standards are rising. The EU’s eIDAS 2.0 and Japan’s Trusted Web initiative demand solutions that are not only secure and user-centric but also interoperable across borders and compliant with the latest privacy regulations. The answer lies in a hybrid approach: leveraging the best of web2 user experience and web3’s decentralized trust infrastructure.


The Solution: Hybrid Architecture for Mass Adoption

The OIST pilot brings together the strengths of both partners in a layered, future-proof architecture:

  • Issuance: Student photos are captured via TOPPAN Edge’s CloakOne® cloud service, then encrypted using Partisia’s secure multi-party computation (MPC) technology. This ensures that sensitive biometric data never leaves the user’s device unprotected.
  • Registry: Decentralized identifiers and credential hashes are anchored on the Partisia blockchain, providing a tamper-proof, transparent audit trail that meets eIDAS 2.0 and Trusted Web requirements.
  • Wallet: Students receive a white-label mobile wallet app, allowing them to tap their phone for campus access, exam check-in, and more, without ever exposing personal information to third parties.
  • Verification: Exams, facility doors, and other checkpoints verify credentials in under a second, using cryptographic proofs and, when needed, on-chain checks for revocation or status.

This hybrid model ensures that universities can adopt the system with minimal disruption, while students benefit from privacy, security, and convenience.


PI vs. PBC: Who Does What?

A key innovation of this project is the clear division of roles between Partisia Infrastructure (PI) and Partisia Blockchain (PBC):

  • PI (Partisia Infrastructure): Delivers the enterprise-grade, private SaaS stack, handling wallet UI, credential issuance, and fast, off-chain verification. This ensures a smooth, Web2-like experience for users and institutions.
  • PBC (Partisia Blockchain): Provides the public, decentralized trust layer anchoring DIDs, managing revocation lists, and enabling transparent, on-chain auditability. Over time, more components (such as registry smart contracts and credential verification) will migrate to the public chain, unlocking new business models and tokenized incentives.

This architecture not only future-proofs the solution but also positions it for mass adoption, both in Japan and globally.


The OIST Pilot: A Blueprint for the Future

From June to September 2025, the pilot at OIST will involve up to 50 participants from the incubator facility. While the immediate focus is on access control within a university setting, the broader goal is to lay the groundwork for a scalable, privacy-first digital identity infrastructure. 

This proof of concept begins with private issuance and verification to ensure the system functions seamlessly in a controlled environment. It then progresses to integration with Partisia’s public blockchain, the release of a public-facing wallet, and the deployment of an on-chain credential registry.

Crucially, this pilot is not the end state. It’s a critical foundation. The architecture being tested is designed to evolve beyond student IDs and campus access, opening the door to applications in IoT, payment infrastructure, and digital identity systems for employers, healthcare, and beyond. By anchoring this work to the Partisia blockchain, this collaboration supports the long-term goals of Japan’s Trusted Web initiative, offering a decentralized, interoperable solution where user control and privacy are built in from the start.

Key performance indicators include sub-second check-in times, zero false-accepts, and full compliance with GDPR and eIDAS audit requirements. The success of the pilot will be a critical first step in building the next generation of secure, user-centric identity systems.


Beyond Campus: Expanding Use Cases

The potential of this platform extends far beyond student IDs. Future applications include:

  • Digital diplomas and alumni IDs: Credentials that can be transferred to job-market wallets or used for cross-border student exchanges.
  • IoT and smart city access: Linking digital identities to physical infrastructure, such as transport systems, public buildings, or municipal services.
  • Payments and financial onboarding: Integration with digital wallets and financial institutions, enabling identity-verified transactions and seamless KYC flows in compliance with local and global regulations.
  • Healthcare and government IDs: Leveraging Toppan’s market leadership in ID card printing to bring privacy-first digital identity to hospitals, workforce credentials, and public services.
  • Event ticketing and supply chain: Fraud-proof passes and staff IDs, with on-chain revocation and auditability.

By anchoring these use cases on a public blockchain, the solution ensures interoperability, transparency, and long-term trust.


Token Utility and On-Chain Activity

As the ecosystem grows, the Partisia blockchain will play an increasingly vital role in securing and governing digital identities. While the initial focus is on establishing a robust and user-friendly platform, future iterations may include:

  • On-chain verification: Enabling verifiers to check credential status directly on the blockchain, reducing reliance on issuers and enhancing trust.
  • Tokenized incentives: Introducing staking mechanisms and fees (potentially in $MPC) for issuers and verifiers, aligning incentives and fostering a sustainable ecosystem.
  • Governance: Evolving the platform into a decentralized governance framework for digital identity, ensuring community participation and long-term viability.

These features will not only enhance the utility of Partisia blockchain but also create new opportunities for innovation and value creation.


Executive Perspectives

“By fusing TOPPAN’s proven access-control hardware with Partisia’s privacy tech, we’re making the jump from Web2 convenience to Web3 trust, and setting a new global benchmark.”
Mark Medum Bundgaard, Chief Product Officer, Partisia

“This collaboration lays the foundation for a new data economy where confidential student data can finally be activated without ever being exposed.”
Kurt Nielsen, CEO & Co-founder, Partisia Blockchain

“Japan is embracing blockchain to make identity both secure and user-centric. With Partisia, privacy is built-in from day one.”
Masatoshi Oka, General Manager, ID Business Management Division, TOPPAN Edge


What’s Next

Building on the outcomes of the OIST pilot, the roadmap for this collaboration intends on exploring:

  • Broader access to the SDK: Expanding availability to additional universities and institutional partners for experimentation and integration.
  • Ecosystem development: Extending digital identity use cases into healthcare, smart cities, and workforce credentials. Both in Japan and globally.
  • User experience refinement: Iterating on wallet design, onboarding flows, and credential management to meet the needs of diverse user groups.
  • Decentralized governance and incentives: Exploring staking models and token utility ($MPC) to align incentives across issuers, verifiers, and users.
  • Regulatory engagement: Supporting compliance efforts aligned with frameworks such as eIDAS 2.0 and Japan’s Trusted Web, while promoting interoperability at an international level.

Institutions, developers, and regulators interested in early collaboration can find out more from our presentation at the European Identity & Cloud Conference on May 6, 2025, in Berlin.


About the Partners

TOPPAN Edge is a group company of TOPPAN Holdings, established in Tokyo in 1900. As a leader in digital transformation, security, and integrated solutions, TOPPAN Edge is dedicated to solving corporate and social challenges with cutting-edge approaches, including Hybrid-BPO® and advanced payment services. With a 33% market share in Japanese ID systems, TOPPAN Edge is uniquely positioned to drive the adoption of privacy-first digital identity solutions.

Partisia is a Denmark-based pioneer in privacy-preserving blockchain and secure multi-party computation (MPC). Founded by world leaders in cryptography, Partisia launched the world’s first commercial MPC solution in 2008 and now empowers enterprises and developers to build decentralized applications with privacy at their core.

Privacy isn’t an add-on; it’s in the protocol. Join us as we bring user-centric identity to every corner of the internet.


About Partisia Blockchain

Partisia Blockchain is an innovative, public, data ownership and privacy-preserving layer-1 blockchain built for real-world utility. Combining zero-knowledge proofs and secure multi-party computation (MPC), it empowers developers and enterprises to build decentralized applications with data privacy at the core. From RWAs and digital identity to supply chain and AI, Partisia is driving the next generation of blockchain use cases across web2 and web3 industries.


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Announcements can be found from our partners at Toppan and Partisia below. 


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zkCrossDEX on Partisia Blockchain is Here | Launched April 24, 2025

zkCross DEX is here.

After much anticipation, we’re thrilled to officially announce the public launch of zkCrossDEX, the first decentralized exchange on Partisia Blockchain

Initially available as an exclusive soft launch for our Telegram community towards the end of January, zkCrossDEX has undergone numerous improvements. From backend optimizations to front-end enhancements, here’s how zkCross have refined the platform ahead of today’s public debut:

  • Market Maker Bot & Reader Node: Integrated a dedicated bot to deepen liquidity and an independent reader node for faster transaction processing.
  • Smart Contract Upgrades: Migrated to the latest 0x protocol and implemented rigorous security enhancements.
  • UI/UX Overhaul: Redesigned the interface for real-time order updates, optimized swap flows, improved error handling, and seamless wallet support (Koala Wallet, Parti Wallet, MetaMask Snaps – ledger support to come later).
  • Incentivized Campaign Prep: Building the foundation for an upcoming marketing campaign with incentives to drive user adoption and liquidity.

As of today, zkCrossDEX is battle‑tested but remains in Beta. It is built to learn, adapt, and grow through live usage. Your feedback and insights remain essential. You can provide any bug reports, feedback and queries directly to zkCross via the Help Centre within their DEX application.

Before you read on to learn more about this public launch and what comes next, we’d also like to share Koala Wallet is increasing the accessibility of of our programmable confidentiality omnichain layer. zkCrossDEX, but more to come, all now available at your fingertips through Koala Wallet’s multi-chain mobile wallet.


Bridging Chains, Empowering Partisians

zkCrossDEX is a foundational infrastructure essential for the growth of Partisia Blockchain’s expanding web3 ecosystem. Here’s why this launch marks a pivotal moment for Partisia:

  • Native Trading Platform: A dedicated venue to trade Partisia-native fungible assets, including MPC, BYOC and MPC20 tokens onchain. Key for the adoption of the MPC20 standard.
  • Seamless Cross-Chain Integration: Effortlessly bridge BYOC assets between Partisia and major networks such as Ethereum, Polygon, and Binance Smart Chain (BSC).
  • Liquidity Onboarding: Essential infrastructure to attract liquidity, supporting future DeFi projects and applications within the Partisia ecosystem.

Robust Features Available Immediately

From launch, zkCrossDEX will offer powerful capabilities:

  • Native Swaps: Start trading immediately across 5 initial asset pairs across 6 assets: MPC, ETH, USDT, POL, USDC, and BNB.
  • Cross-Chain Swaps: Trustlessly bridge and trade BYOC assets between Partisia, Ethereum, Polygon, and BSC.
  • Fiat On-Ramp: Easily purchase BYOC assets using GBP/EUR (fiat) via integrated Transak payments.
  • Cross Power (XP) Rewards: Earn XP for swaps, liquidity provision, and feedback submissions, unlocking exclusive rewards and future perks. Read more about zkCross’ XP Rewards Program here. NOTE: this will be introduced in the near future.

Please keep in mind that while the platform is fully operational, this launch marks a Beta phase designed to optimize the DEX based on real-world use and continuous feedback.


Getting Started with zkCross

Joining zkCross as an early adopter is straightforward. 

Remember, to pay for transaction fees on Partisia Blockchain, you have the flexibility to use BYOC assets directly or wrap MPC (via Koala Wallet and the Browser.) Koala Wallet’s guide on bridging and gas or paying for transaction fees on Partisia Blockchain is available here.

Here’s how you can get started with Koala Wallet:

  1. Download Koala Wallet
  2. Create an account and securely store your 24-word seed phrase (your account backup).
  3. Get some MPC or BYOC assets into your account*
  4. Start trading on zkCrossDEX

 

*You can onboard assets into Partisia Blockchain in multiple ways currently:

  • Withdraw MPC or BYOC assets from supported exchanges. BYOC assets would be required to be withdrawn to supported chains, eg BNB on BSC or POL on Polygon
  • Obtain BYOC or MPC onchain, directly through zkCross cross-chain swaps, Koala Wallet bridge (BYOC only at the moment) or various other routes. For example, one could purchase BNB on BSC and then bridge that into Partisia Blockchain. Any BYOC asset can be used for transaction fees on Partisia.

We’re working with zkCross and other relevant partners on increasing accessibility and liquidity. Please bare in mind that high volume transactions will result in high slippage. We highly encourage our community to provide liquidity across the core pairs to support increase depth across zkCrossDEX.


Your Feedback Shapes zkCrossDEX

At zkCross, community involvement is paramount. We invite you to:

  • Test & Explore: Engage actively. Perform swaps, provide liquidity, and experience cross-chain capabilities firsthand. 
  • Give Feedback: Report issues or suggest improvements via zkCross’ built-in Help Centre available in the DEX (tip: always try to provide a Partisia wallet address so the zkCross team can easily maintain a list of contributors.
  • Engage with the Community: Contribute to discussions on Telegram and Discord to directly influence future developments.

“zkCrossDEX is a core building block for DeFi on Partisia Blockchain, advancing on-chain liquidity, enhancing confidentiality and cross-chain interoperability”
Kurt Nielsen, Co-CEO and co-founder, Partisia Blockchain 


Rewarding the Early Birds

To celebrate and reward early participation, zkCross will introduce an based incentive program in the near future. Here are some top level info about their program coming soon:

  • Earn xP: Gain Cross Power (xP) through active participation – swap assets, provide feedback, and engage regularly to receive exclusive rewards including discounted NFTs, reduced fees and governance privileges. Read more about zkCross’ XP program here.
  • Referral Bonuses: Invite your friends and community to zkCrossDEX and unlock additional rewards.

In addition to this, we’ll be looking at the early birds who go and use our Partner’s exchange, with the objective of providing rewards, such as MPC and [REDACTED].

We’re also working closely with the zkCross team to launch subsequent campaigns to draw users and liquidity to Partisia Blockchain.

Look out for more information soon.™️


What’s Next: The zkCross Roadmap

Today’s public launch is just the start. zkCross is committed to continuous improvement and innovation:

In the coming weeks:

  • Rapidly address community feedback to refine the user experience.
  • Increase liquidity pools and asset pairs to expand trading options.

Looking ahead:

  • Lock Swap Protection: Shield trades from volatility and cancellations, while bringing a wave of new assets to zkCrossDEX and Partisia Blockchain.
  • Front-Running Defense: Leverage MPC to eliminate unfair trading practices.
  • SuperAccounts: Implement unified accounts for seamless multi‑chain identity and balance management.

Get started now:
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Confidentiality Meets Portability: Partisia Blockchain Goes Mobile with Koala Wallet

Accessing the power of Partisia Blockchain just got easier.

You can now securely manage your Partisia Blockchain assets directly through the Koala Wallet mobile application. Whether you’re migrating or creating a new wallet, this integration ensures smooth, secure access to our ecosystem directly from your mobile device.

Over recent months, we’ve quietly made strides in bringing Partisia’s groundbreaking technology into everyday applications. A significant milestone in this journey is our integration with Koala Wallet, a multi-chain web3 wallet developed by Eucalyptus Labs.

This practical step is key to increasing real-world and web3 adoption of our blockchain network focused programmable confidentiality.


Streamlined Onboarding & Migration

Web3 users want powerful features without compromising convenience. Our integration with Koala Wallet provides WalletConnect functionality, enabling easy connections on both mobile and desktop views for applications like zkCross DEX. Right now, you can seamlessly add liquidity and swap MPC and other BYOC assets directly within Koala Wallet.

Koala Wallet has recently introduced private key import functionality, making account migration from other wallets straightforward. Easily migrate your existing accounts and begin managing your assets on the most advanced wallet within our network.

No more waiting to return to your desktop to transact. With Koala Wallet, experience secure cross-chain trading and interactions wherever you are. Plus, its built-in explorer and dApp browser enable direct access to your favorite applications without leaving the app.

You can read more about the steps to importing your existing accounts by clicking here. You are also easily able to bridge any BYOC assets or wrap MPC directly within Koala Wallet – watch Koala Wallet’s video walkthrough for a quick demo.


Supporting Adoption

Integrations like these are part of our broader effort to enhance Partisia Blockchain’s accessibility. By connecting with more wallets and platforms, we significantly reduce barriers to ecosystem entry.

Koala Wallet helps us reach not only seasoned web3 enthusiasts but also a rapidly growing community of mobile-first crypto adopters interested in confidentiality and performance.

Additionally, this collaboration opens doors for potential future initiatives with Eucalyptus Labs, further enriching our ecosystem.


What’s Next

Further in-app features will be released over time, but for now, we encourage all of our community to download Koala Wallet, explore its capabilities, and provide feedback. Your insights are crucial as we continue refining and expanding our ecosystem.

This integration is just the start of our mission to make privacy-first, interoperable blockchain technology available to everyone, everywhere.


About Partisia Blockchain

Partisia Blockchain is a privacy-preserving, layer-one blockchain designed for real-world utility. By combining zero-knowledge proofs and secure multi-party computation (MPC), we empower developers and businesses to build decentralized apps with confidentiality at their core. From Real-World Assets (RWAs) and digital identity to supply chain and AI applications, Partisia Blockchain is leading the next generation of blockchain innovation across web2 and web3 sectors.

Partisia Blockchain x Koala Wallet: Bringing Programmable Confidentiality to Mobile.


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Partisia Blockchain, TERA Batteries, DuoKey and Quantum Brand Protection (QBP) Unveil EU-Compliant Digital Battery Passport

Digital Battery Passport

Madrid, Spain – April 23, 2025 –At MOTORTEC Madrid, Partisia Blockchain today unveiled its groundbreaking Digital Battery Passport, a blockchain-enabled solution coupled with programmable confidentiality technology, co‑developed with TERA Batteries, DuoKey and Quantum Brand Protection (QBP)

Built for full compliance with EU Battery Regulation 2023/1542 (effective February 2027), this industry‑defining decentralized system fuses upgradeable NFTs, multi-party computation (MPC) key‑management and tamper‑proof physical authentication to accelerate sustainable circular‑economy models in the battery sector.


Why this matters?

This Digital Battery Passport brings the following, to an entire continental economic area (Europe):

  • Regulatory Readiness: Delivers comprehensive tracking. Through materials provenance, carbon footprint, performance metrics and supply chain due diligence, this collaboration ensures audit ready compliance from manufacture through to end-of-life and beyond i.e recycling.
  • Selective Privacy & Transparency: Partisia Blockchain issues updatable NFT twins on a permissionless ledger with privacy enhancing capabilities baked in. DuoKey’s MPC secures cryptographic keys while QBP’s Q-Stamp QR codes anchor each digital identity to its physical battery.
  • Circular Economy Activation: Real-time, verified state-of-healt data powers second-life applicationsm optimizing recycling, and enables battery trading markets – without exposing proprietary data.
  • Market Impact: Europe’s battery market is forecasted to exceed €250 billion by the end of 2025. Position your operations ahead of regulations and unlock new revenue from reused and recycled assets.

Kurt Nielsen, co-CEO & co-founder, Partisia Blockchain also added,

“By tokenizing batteries on Partisia blockchain, we are enabling new circular economy business models. The immutable and transparent nature of blockchain technology ensures that data integrity is maintained throughout the battery’s entire lifecycle, from manufacturing through repurposing and recycling.”


Meet the Partners

TERA Batteries, a European manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries that produces energy storage and mobility solutions with a strong focus on sustainability. Their involvement brings credibility and industry insights to the collaboration. With a direct connection to evolving battery regulation and recycling challenges, they provide a crucial link between compliance objectives and real-world application.

“Our Digital Battery Passport not only meets regulatory requirements but also provides meaningful value throughout the battery lifecycle. This collaboration brings together best-in-class technologies to deliver a secure, transparent and compliant solution for battery manufacturers.”
David Santiago, CEO, TERA Batteries

DuoKey, a leading enterprise security provider specializing in key management and Multi-Party Computation (MPC). Its cryptographic infrastructure protects sensitive business and industrial data, allowing organizations to compute encrypted information without exposing underlying values. DuoKey ensures that battery passport data remains secure, verifiable and importantly auditable.

The combination of DuoKey’s Multi-Party Computation technology with Partisia’s privacy-preserving blockchain creates an unparalleled security framework for managing battery data. This ensures that sensitive data remains protected while still enabling full regulatory verification
– Nagib Aouini, CEO, DuoKey

Quantum Brand Protection (QBP) delivers cutting-edge anti-counterfeiting and authentication technologies. Their proprietary Q-Stamp system connects physical products to digital records through their tamper-proof QR codes. By providing secure markers for each battery, QBP ensures physical traceability and lifecycle authentication even in offline or recycling environments.

“This innovation provides durable, physical tamper-resistant authentication throughout the battery’s entire lifecycle, including recycling and refurbishing stages.”
– Dr. Nasser Hefiana, CEO of Quantum Brand Protection


About Partisia Blockchain & Our Contributions

Partisia Blockchain is next-gen public blockchain engineered for trust, privacy and speed-of-light finalization. It’s the first to combine secure multiparty computation with zero-knowledge processes and confidential smart contracts at scale, enabling a web3 with programmable confidentiality.

Maintained and developed by a Swiss Foundation, Partisia Blockchain provides the open-source infrastructure which underpins and enables the confidentiality components of the Digital Battery Passport.

This partnership provides a solution that enables stakeholders to meet and exceed the requirements of the EU Battery Regulation, whilst also opening the door to entirely new business use cases. This allows batteries to be tracked, monitored, verified and traded across different markets with reliable data baked in. It not only ensures that companies are compliant but helps manufacturers and recycling organizations unlock value from products that were previously difficult to trace. A key step in both the automotive industry and broader applications to supply chain management.

Our public blockchain network provides the following:

  • Updatable NFTs: Immutable digital twins that evolve with each battery’s lifecycle event while creating clear audit trails.
  • Zero‑Knowledge Proofs: Granular, selective, disclosure. Ensuring regulators are satisfied, while protecting commercial secrets.
  • Decentralized Governance: A multi‑node infrastructure prevents any single party from controlling the Digital Battery Passport ecosystem.

Conclusion

Live demonstrations of the Battery Digital Passport will be available at the TERA Batteries booth at MOTORTEC Madrid from April 23 to 26, 2025.

The TERA NOMAD 3R portable power station, identified with its digital passport, will be showcased, giving attendees the opportunity to experience the potential of the applied technology, which anticipates the 2027 regulatory deadline.

With this passport, we’ve proven that blockchains can be both confidential and transparent. This passport is the first real‑world asset use case that delivers on that vision at scale, transforming how regulated industries can approach compliance and sustainability simultaneously.”For more information please visit Duokey’s Medium blog here.


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March 2025 update

March 2025 update

We’re excited to share the latest developments, achievements, and ongoing initiatives from March 2025, marking progress on our mission to become the leading platform for interoperable, omnichain data privacy. Here’s a full breakdown of the most important highlights across tech, ecosystem, and marketing:

TLDR: Highlights

Q1 Roadmap Delivered: 

  • Major milestones completed across the Browser and blockchain—staking upgrades, node registry cleanup, off-chain execution, and improved token flow visibility. 
  • Only Arithmetic MPC remains (now rescheduled for Q2 close/early Q3), as we prioritized delivery of WASM Off-Chain Engine which is key for builders.

Foundation Laid for Scale: 

  • Technical, UI, and infrastructure enhancements remove friction and improve reliability—critical groundwork for broader adoption.

Builders Gearing Up: 

  • Months of collaborative work with ecosystem teams are starting to bear fruit—Boosty Labs (money market), Trustswap (launchpad), Sceptre (liquid staking), Crowdsnap (private surveys), and Varmeta (private auctions) are all heading  towards deployment.

MPC Tooling Expanded: 

  • Node operators gained efficiency through mobile app upgrades, expanded Partiscan.io features, and open access tools.

zkCrossDEX Nears Launch: 

  • After key backend upgrades, wallet integrations, and market maker tools, zkCross is now launch-ready.

Narrative Emphasized: 

  • Five foundational articles launched through our Blog Blitz campaign, articulating our hybrid model, vision for adoption, and introducing GODS Network.

Stronger Community Infrastructure: 

  • Launch of the Community Hub and a high-signal Community Call aligned expectations and created a more structured foundation for onboarding and transparency.

Strategic Visibility: 

  • Our presence at ETH Denver (with Secret Network) and panel participation at EPFL reinforced Partisia’s role at the forefront of privacy innovation in web3.

Read on to find out more.

Development & Technical Updates

H1 2025 Technical Roadmap Progress

There have been a vast number of developments across the Browser and blockchain itself. Here are some of the key updates completed and in progress:

✅ Completed Roadmap Milestones (Q1 2025) 

Our team successfully delivered all the following planned items from the Q1 segment of our H1 2025 Technical Roadmap:

Auto-Accept of Delegated Stakes:

  • Node operators can now set a staking goal and automatically accept delegations up to that target. 
  • Delegations are prioritized as follows: self-staked > non-expiring delegated > delegated with the latest expiration.

Staking Expiry Management:

  • Token holders can now assign expiration dates to delegations. After expiration, these stakes can no longer be used by node operators. 
  • Expired associations can be disassociated by any user.

Improved Delegation UI & Management: 

The delegation interface has been redesigned for clarity and fairness:

  • Prompts users with unstaked MPC to delegate
  • Delegation buttons across node profiles
  • New node scoring based on uptime, staking goals, and community alignment
  • Powerful filters (search, stake availability, personal delegations only)

Oracle Rotation Capabilities: 

  • Users can rotate expired oracle associations independently, eliminating reliance on unresponsive operators. 
  • This has also been implemented for price oracles.

ZK Registry Optimization: 

  • Inactive nodes were removed from the ZK registry. 
  • Only active block producers are now allocated to ZK contracts, improving reliability.

WASM Off-Chain Execution: 

  • Rust-based smart contracts are now extensible with off-chain components. 
  • A self-deployed engine runs this logic (non-ZK only). Initial examples and docs are underway.

Banking Overview Phase 2 (MPC Transfer Movements): 

  • The Browser now shows deposit, staking, and delegation history for MPC tokens, improving auditability and transparency.

🔄 Continuous Improvements 

Browser Enhancements: 

Ongoing work on the Partisia blockchain Browser:

  • Contract pages now load faster with backend fixes. 
  • Updated governance views, removed outdated exchange links (e.g. Gate.io), and improved deposit/ withdraw UX.

Developer Ecosystem Enhancements: 

  • Continued refinement of smart contract development tools, CLI functionality, and public-facing documentation to make onboarding and development smoother for contributors
  • Playground fixes, support for new Rust versions, AVL Trees/Set handling, improved test coverage, and open-source mirrors on GitHub.

🔜 Upcoming Features (In Design & Early Development) 

Banking Overview Phase 3: 

  • Will introduce a deeper breakdown of transaction-level activity, including gas payments, staking rewards, and overall MPC circulation data.

Further Delegation UI Improvements: 

  • Building on Q1’s staking tools, the team is designing a more intuitive interface for delegation, making it easier for users to stake with trusted operators.

Stake Auto-association: 

  • Aimed at automating the process by which delegated tokens are linked to computation tasks—improving efficiency and minimizing manual intervention.

ZK Node Testing Enhancements: 

  • Designing systems to better test and validate ZK nodes before they participate in production-level computations, which will strengthen reliability and uptime across the privacy computation layer.

The only remaining item from Q1 is the arithmetic MPC upgrade. This has been rescheduled to the end of Q2/early Q3 due to dependencies with our MPC key management solution (which is in high demand). 

Ecosystem: Partners & Builders

zkCross:

  • Since the soft-launch towards the end of January 2025, zkCrossDEX has undergone UI improvements and crucial backend updates. 
  • These enhancements include a dedicated Market Maker Bot, independent reader node integration, smart contract migrations to the latest 0x protocol, and improved wallet compatibility improvements (Koala Wallet, MetaMask Snaps, Parti Wallet). 
  • Koala Wallet integration will enable access via their mobile dApp browser.
  • These steps are foundational for the public launch and are expected imminently.

Ongoing Projects: 

Development continued actively across several projects:

  • Rome Blockchain advanced its Liquid Staking solution: Sceptre – adding a new dynamic to MPC staking and boosting DeFi.
  • Trustswap is building the tools to establish tokentools alongside the Launchpad.
  • Boosty Labs is nearing readiness to launch the Money Market Protocol, bringing borrowing and lending to Partisia Blockchain.
  • Var Meta made significant strides towards completing its Private NFT auction proof-of-concept.
  • Crowdsnap have deployed their contract on mainnet and are gearing up to launch.

This mix of native and MPC-as-a-service decentralized Apps (dApps) reflects growing demand across chains for programmable privacy infrastructure. 

These projects, and more, are anticipated to continue progressing towards their significant milestones or launches in Q2, underscoring continued momentum towards adoption.

MPC Node Apps & Partiscan.io

MPC Node App and Partiscan.io simultaneously pushed essential feature updates, greatly enhancing node operator efficiency. The former is available as a mobile app for node operators, however, now they’ve opened access for all Partisia Blockchain users

You can download the application via iOS and Android today – check it out and make sure to leave a positive review if you like what you see.

Community, Marketing & Visibility

Community Engagement & Content

  • Community Call: On March 4th, Kurt and Peter presented initial key updates, aligning the ecosystem and community expectations for Q2 and beyond.
  • Key Articles Published: Clarifying strategic direction, vision, and ecosystem developments following the Community Call (more details below).
  • Community Hub Launch: Version 1 officially launched, offering centralized resources and community guidelines. You can access it here.

Key Articles Published in March

In March, we launched a series of blogs to address community questions, define our long-term vision, and clarify our strategic direction. This series served to bring coherence and clarity to the evolving identity of Partisia Blockchain:

A Connected Vision for Privacy, Interoperability, and Real Adoption

  • A comprehensive overview piece outlining how Partisia is redefining web3 by fusing privacy, interoperability, and usability.

Reimagining Web3: A Vision of Privacy, Interoperability, and Real Adoption

  • The TL;DR version of our strategic positioning and future direction.

Introducing Gods Network: Powering the Future of Web3 and Enterprise Interoperability

  • An intro and deep dive into GN — the network abstraction layer bridging on-chain and off-chain systems for both enterprises and web3 use cases.

The Hybrid Future of Enterprise Blockchain

  • Explores why hybrid blockchain models are the key to driving enterprise adoption.

How Partisia Blockchain Foundation Operates and Collaborates to Drive Public Blockchain Success

  • An inside look at how the Foundation collaborates to support public blockchain growth and adoption.

Together, these articles provide the narrative structure for the next stage of Partisia Blockchain’s journey — focused on reduced friction, increased adoption, and a platform where privacy and usability are not mutually exclusive.

Events & Industry Presence

ETH Denver: 

  • Delivered interactive sessions demonstrating MPC and TEE integrations, furthering our strategic partnership with Secret Network and expanding industry connections. 
  • This involved a Hackathon with Secret Network, providing a step-by-step tutorial on getting started with Partisia and deploying your first on-chain MPC contract. You can watch the video here.

EPFL Panel Participation:

  • We also featured on a panel at EPFL, discussing cutting-edge privacy innovations. You can read more details on this event here.

Looking Ahead

Moving into Q2 2025, our community can anticipate several exciting developments:

  • Continued technical delivery across the blockchain, Browser and relevant tooling etc.
  • Public launch of zkCrossDEX + a gamified campaign to begin onboarding users and liquidity to Partisia blockchain.
  • Launch of Crowdsnap platform.
  • Continued progress and potential launches from ecosystem partners, including Boosty Labs, Varmeta, and further advancements from Sceptre and Trustswap.
  • New ecosystem partnerships in pipeline
  • Initiation of weekly staking rewards distributions, enhancing community responsiveness.
  • And much more.

We sincerely thank you for your ongoing support and enthusiasm. Stay tuned for further exciting developments and announcements!

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February 2025 update

February 2025 update

February, though the shortest month of the year, marked a critical period of consolidation for Partisia Blockchain. Our team dedicated significant efforts to laying the foundational groundwork for upcoming launches, advancing key ecosystem initiatives, and enhancing our technical infrastructure. 

This update provides a clear overview of February’s progress, including ecosystem updates, partnership developments, technical enhancements, and insights into upcoming activities.

Highlights

February’s focus centered around critical preparations for upcoming launches:

  • zkCrossDEX implemented extensive UI and backend enhancements, preparing for its public launch.
  • Crowdsnap successfully concluded private implementations on mainnet and is now poised for public release very soon.
  • Boosty Labs’ Lending and Sceptre’s Liquid Staking protocols made notable strides towards their respective launches.
  • In our outreach to web3 industry participants, we emphasized MPC custody solutions, highlighting their robust security benefits following major industry security incidents.

Ecosystem & Partnerships

The Partisia Blockchain ecosystem continues to mature, with important advancements across strategic partnerships:

zkCross DEX

Since its soft launch in late January, zkCrossDEX has significantly evolved based on extensive community testing and feedback. 

  • Major improvements implemented during February include backend developments such as the integration of a dedicated Market Maker Bot and an independent reader node for transaction processing. 
  • Smart contract upgrades were also made, migrating to the latest 0x version and enhancing security. 
  • Furthermore, the front-end and user interface underwent a comprehensive overhaul, delivering real-time updates, optimized swap mechanics, improved error handling, and seamless wallet integration which now supports Koala Wallet, MetaMask Snaps, and Parti Wallet.

An incentivized marketing campaign, featuring MPC and CROSSAI token rewards, is planned to accompany the full launch. Specific launch dates will be communicated soon, ensuring transparency and realistic community expectations.

Boosty Labs’ Money Market

Boosty Labs’ lending solution continues progressing steadily, targeting a public launch in the coming months.

Crowdsnap

Crowdsnap completed private survey implementations successfully on mainnet and is now very close to being ready for public launch. For more details, check out their website.

Wallet Ecosystem: Koala Wallet & Brillion

Koala Wallet will soon introduce private key import functionality, simplifying migration from Parti Wallet. Additionally, the introduction of the Brillion Wallet is expected to complement Koala Wallet, expanding our ecosystem’s wallet infrastructure.

Profila

February featured two impactful live sessions with  Profila, covering decentralized identity and a live-streamed pitch showcasing their innovative solution. Profila is building on Cardano but leverages Partisia Blockchain’s omnichain confidential compute layer, highlighting our MPC technology’s cross-chain privacy capabilities.

Business & Marketing Developments

Our team had a strong presence at ETH Denver, co-hosting an impactful MPC-focused hackathon alongside Secret Network, showcasing practical MPC applications and raising our profile in the web3 and privacy-tech community.

Key Highlights from ETH Denver:

  • Interactive Workshop on TEEs & MPC: Bettina delivered an interactive workshop demonstrating how Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) complement Multi-Party Computation (MPC) to enhance privacy.
  • Hackathon Spotlight: We led an MPC-focused hackathon session in collaboration with Secret Network, introducing developers to deploying their first MPC smart contract on-chain. 
  • ETH Denver enabled us to deepen our partnership with Secret Network through collaborative sessions and real-time problem-solving. Furthermore, we expanded our network and visibility through active engagement with promising projects and potential partners.

Beyond ETH Denver, we also initiated strategic partnership discussions with Oasis Labs and Secret Network to explore potential integrations combining MPC with Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) technologies.

Furthermore, in response to the recent Safe wallet (Bybit) breach, we proactively highlighted our MPC On-Chain Custody solution as a secure and superior alternative to traditional custodial methods, reinforcing our position as leaders in blockchain security.

Development & Technical Updates

In February, our technical team delivered crucial updates enhancing stability, usability, and developer experience:

Blockchain Network

  • Enabled oracle rotation for smaller nodes, improving network stability and providing delegators greater control over their tokens.
  • Upgraded node recovery mechanisms and introduced clearer delegation warnings, boosting overall transparency and reliability.

Browser

  • Implemented essential usability enhancements, with ongoing improvements set to further improve user experience and transparency.
  • Additionally, Phase 2 of our Banking Overview was successfully completed, providing comprehensive MPC token movement tracking, staking, and delegation tabs to enhance asset management clarity.

Staking

  • Completed preparations for distributing approximately 3.44 million MPC tokens as part of Quarter 11 staking rewards at the end of March.
  • Introduced new delegation warnings to ensure community adherence to staking limits and node operator standards.
  • Transition to weekly reward distributions in April, enhancing reward responsiveness and flexibility.

Developer Experience (DevEx)

  • Launched upgradable smart contracts functionality, enabling developers to manage contracts and upgrades directly through the command-line interface (CLI).
  • Continuous work is going into significantly improving developer tooling and documentation, enhancing accessibility and ease-of-use for the developer community.

Completed H1 2025 Roadmap Features

In addition to the above, we also delivered four key roadmap features planned for the first half of 2025.

Further details can be found here.

Looking Ahead

As we approach the end of Q1 2025, several significant milestones are on the horizon, including major launches, marketing campaigns, and reward distributions. 

While timelines remain flexible to ensure high-quality deliveries, we anticipate:

  • zkCrossDEX’s full public launch and incentivized airdrop campaigns.
  • The public launch of Crowdsnap.
  • Continued preparations for Boosty Labs’ Lending Protocol and Sceptre’s Liquid Staking Protocol.
  • Distribution of staking rewards totaling 3.44 million MPC tokens.

Thank you for your ongoing support. We look forward to celebrating these milestones and sharing more exciting developments with you soon!

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How Partisia Blockchain Foundation Operates & Collaborates to Drive Public Blockchain Success

How Partisia Blockchain Foundation Operates & Collaborates to Drive Public Blockchain Success

Bringing Clarity to Our Structure

In a thriving blockchain ecosystem, clarity and synergy are paramount. Our multi-entity design ensures that each organization contributes unique expertise while remaining laser-focused on strengthening the public blockchain.

This approach—where independent companies collaborate under the governance of Partisia Blockchain Foundation (PBF)—is a proven model seen in other blockchain ecosystems, such as Cardano’s relationship with the Cardano Foundation, IOHK, and EMURGO.

By upholding financial independence, robust governance, and a shared commitment to the success of PBF, we guarantee that every initiative ultimately serves the Partisia Blockchain community—driving adoption, innovation, and long-term success for the public network.

To provide a clear understanding of how these entities work together, here is a high-level breakdown of their roles:

  • Partisia Blockchain Foundation (PBF) → Oversees governance, funding, and adoption of Partisia Blockchain.
  • Partisia Infrastructure (PI) → Provides core technical development, building and maintaining the public blockchain protocol.
  • GODS Network (GN Solutions AG) → Drives data interoperability and cross-chain adoption in web3 while generating on-chain transactions on Partisia Blockchain.
  • PBC Apps → Originally built key web3 adoption tools (like the first explorer and wallet), now run adoption independently of PBF.

Each of these companies operates independently but plays a distinct role in strengthening the public blockchain ecosystem under the governance of PBF. Below, we provide a more comprehensive overview of their contributions and governance structures.

Understanding the Role of the Partisia Blockchain Foundation (PBF) 

At the core of the ecosystem is the Partisia Blockchain Foundation (PBF), a Swiss non-profit entity responsible for governing the public blockchain’s development, adoption strategy, and ecosystem growth. The foundation is the guardian of the public blockchain, ensuring that it remains open-source, transparent, and accessible for developers, enterprises, and the broader web3 community.

PBF was established in 2020, following an extensive regulatory process to ensure compliance with Swiss financial authorities and alignment with utility token regulations. This regulatory foundation remains a key pillar of the project’s long-term legitimacy and governance.

PBF follows a strict governance model, supervised by the Swiss ESA and is subject to rigorous audits and financial oversight. It operates under a locked-purpose structure, meaning its funds can only be used to develop, promote, and bring the public Partisia Blockchain to market.

The development of Partisia Blockchain dates to March 2017, when the first lines of code were written by Partisia Infrastructure (PI). PI played a critical role in shaping both the technical architecture and regulatory framework, ensuring compliance with Swiss utility token regulations. The early development efforts culminated in Version 1.7, which was acquired and open-sourced by PBF in October 2020, leading to the public release of Version 2 in January 2021.

The Foundation plays a crucial role in strategic planning, ensuring that the blockchain evolves in line with its mission. The original roadmap was set out in the whitepaper, with a yearly roadmap review that is subject to quarterly replanning. The latest iteration was a 6-month roadmap, completed in January 2025. 

Although independent companies like PI and GN Solutions (GN or GODS Network), contribute to blockchain development, PBF remains the governing entity, ensuring that public blockchain progress remains transparent, decentralized, and independent from private interests. As governance continues to evolve, efforts are underway to explore more community-driven governance models.

How Supporting Companies Enhance PBF & the Public Blockchain

While PBF remains the central governing entity of the public blockchain, several independent companies contribute technical expertise, adoption strategies, and infrastructure. Below, we outline their roles and how they align with PBF’s mission.

Partisia Infrastructure (PI)

Partisia Infrastructure (PI) is an independent Danish company specializing in blockchain solutions, encryption, and privacy-preserving cryptography. However, its role in the ecosystem goes beyond enterprise applications—it has been a driving force behind the technical foundation of the public blockchain since its inception. 

Partisia Infrastructure (PI) is the dedicated core developer team and technological brain trust behind the public blockchain. With over a decade of expertise in advanced cryptography, multi-party computation (MPC), and blockchain technologies, PI played a pivotal role in shaping the public blockchain’s whitepaper, regulatory framework, and token classification. As part of a larger group of independent Partisia companies that existed long before the blockchain’s launch, PI operates independently, generating its own revenue through private-sector contracts and projects ranging from quantum computing security to MPC-based key management (via Sepior, now a Blockdaemon company).

PI was responsible for building the core mainnet protocol, leveraging its deep cryptographic expertise to ensure a secure, scalable foundation for the blockchain. This work was delivered at a heavily discounted rate, underscoring PI’s commitment to the success of the public blockchain.

Since then, PI has remained the core development company behind the public blockchain, responsible for:

  • Protocol and mainnet development to ensure security, scalability, and efficiency.
  • BYOC (Bring Your Own Coin) bridges to enhance interoperability.
  • Blockchain explorers and other essential tooling to improve network visibility.
  • Dedicated developer support for selected dApps 

Beyond development, PI also plays a key role in enterprise adoption, acting as a go-to-market (GTM) partner for businesses transitioning to web3. By working with enterprises on private blockchain solutions, PI is often able to guide them toward the public blockchain, increasing on-chain activity and adoption.

Despite its involvement in development and enterprise solutions, PI operates independently from PBF, with strict governance ensuring that no public blockchain funds are used for private enterprise projects. 

GODS Network (GN) 

GODS Network is a Swiss-based entity established by Partisia Group—the same company that owns Partisia Infrastructure. It was created to solve a major challenge in web3: fragmentation across blockchain ecosystems. 

By acting as an interoperability layer built directly on Partisia’s public blockchain, GODS Network connects disparate blockchains into a unified, seamless infrastructure, allowing data and transactions to flow across networks effortlessly.

At its core, GODS Network functions as a decentralized data subscription layer, enabling any smart contract on any blockchain to publish and subscribe to data across chains. This removes the silos between EVM and non-EVM blockchains, making decentralized applications more accessible and functional. The integration also enables Partisia’s public blockchain to provide privacy-preserving computation as a commodity across multiple chains, offering a unique value proposition in the web3 ecosystem.

While GODS Network is built by Partisia Infrastructure, it operates as a completely independent entity. It receives no funding or grants from Partisia Blockchain Foundation (PBF), ensuring a clear financial separation between GODS Network and the foundation. However, there is close collaboration between GN and PBF on business development, ensuring that GODS Network’s innovations directly drive adoption for the public blockchain.

One of the most significant benefits of GODS Network is that any use of its interoperability features will generate on-chain transactions on Partisia Blockchain. This means that while GODS Network operates independently, its success directly contributes to network activity and revenue generation for Partisia Blockchain node operators. By bridging blockchains and enabling seamless cross-chain transactions, GODS Network is positioned to be a key driver of Partisia Blockchain’s adoption in the broader web3 space.

PBC Apps

PBC Apps is a Cayman Islands-based company founded by Brian Gallagher, a former co-founder and previous member of the Foundation Council. As part of the natural evolution of the ecosystem, Brian stepped away from day-to-day involvement with the foundation, shifting his focus to external adoption initiatives outside of PBF.

Originally, PBC Apps played a key role in driving early web3 adoption on Partisia Blockchain, leveraging its expertise to support ecosystem growth and infrastructure development. 

The company was engaged in an arm’s length development agreement to build and maintain core ecosystem tools, including the initial explorer and Parti Wallet, which was—until recently—the only available wallet in the Partisia ecosystem.

Over time, the blockchain has expanded beyond a single provider, introducing new wallet solutions and enabling broader developer participation. 

Today, PBC Apps operates entirely independently from the foundation and receives no further payments from PBF, originally required to build core infrastructure like wallets. It functions as a third-party service provider, just like any other independent vendor in the ecosystem, with no exclusivity or preferential treatment. This transition reflects the maturity of the public blockchain ecosystem, moving towards a more decentralized and competitive infrastructure landscape.

Ensuring Strong Governance & Alignment

Partisia Blockchain Foundation Structure

Ensuring strong governance and alignment between all companies in the ecosystem is a key priority for the Partisia Blockchain Foundation (PBF). The focus is not just on legal compliance, but on ensuring that every entity involved operates in a way that benefits the public blockchain and serves the long-term vision of the ecosystem.

From the very beginning, PBF was designed with a governance structure that prioritizes independence and accountability. Before the foundation was formally established, the co-founders worked extensively with Swiss regulators to ensure that the blockchain’s design met Utility token regulatory standards. This regulatory groundwork—combined with the development of the initial network version and the publication of the whitepaper—laid the foundation for how PBF would be structured.

Partisia Blockchain Foundation Relationships

To ensure that development efforts remained aligned with the public blockchain’s success, arms-length agreements were put in place with both Partisia Infrastructure and PBC Apps. These agreements were carefully structured and reviewed by an independent third party, ensuring that any services provided by external entities adhered to market standards and fair governance principles.

As PBF continues to evolve, governance remains an area of active development and refinement. The foundation operates under strict Swiss ESA supervision, undergoing annual audits that have consistently resulted in high compliance rankings with no critical issues. However, beyond regulatory adherence, the real measure of good governance is whether the relationships between entities in the ecosystem ultimately benefit the public blockchain and its stakeholders.

Community Governance

Instead of forcing a premature shift toward decentralized governance, the focus will remain on ensuring that the right governance mechanisms are in place to support the blockchain’s long-term success. As part of this commitment, the foundation’s council is actively exploring options to move toward a more community-centric governance model, including community representation on the council and a DAO model. These avenues would ensure that the public blockchain’s governance becomes more decentralized, balanced, and inclusive, with stronger representation from the community.

While the governance structure will continue to evolve over time, these options aim to strengthen transparency, accountability, and community involvement in decision-making. Should a clear route, requirement, and environment for these ideas arise in the future, it will be driven by community demand rather than imposed as a governance model for its own sake.

Governance improvements will be introduced gradually, ensuring that shifts toward decentralization are well-planned and beneficial to the network.

Final Thoughts 

The Partisia Blockchain Foundation (PBF) is committed to building a sustainable, high-impact public blockchain. The separation of roles and responsibilities allows each organization to focus on its core strengths, ensuring that PBF remains dedicated to governance, adoption, and ecosystem growth while benefiting from technical expertise, interoperability advancements, and infrastructure contributions from aligned entities.

The public blockchain remains at the centre of this ecosystem, and PBF continues to explore opportunities to evolve its governance model to increase community involvement.

Partisia Blockchain is entering a new phase of growth, accountability, and execution, and we are excited to move forward together with the community toward a stronger, more decentralized future.

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Introducing GODS Network: Powering the Future of Web3 and Enterprise Interoperability

Introducing GODS Network: Powering the Future of Web3 and Enterprise Interoperability

In today’s fragmented web3 landscape, hundreds of blockchains operate as isolated silos—each with its own language, protocol, and consensus. This complexity creates daunting challenges for developers, enterprises, and users, hampering innovation and impeding secure, seamless data exchange. True interoperability remains the holy grail of web3.

GODS (Global Omnichain Data Service) is a breakthrough interoperability protocol that transforms complex cross-chain interactions into a simple, secure, and cost-effective subscription service. By enabling decentralized applications (dApps) to “listen” to events across diverse blockchains, GODS Network empowers innovation, drives enterprise integration, and fuels the growth of the Partisia ecosystem—all while upholding the vision of a decentralized, user-centric future where privacy and data control are paramount.

A Unified, Omnichain Future

GODS Network envisions an “Internet of Blockchains” where data and assets flow effortlessly between networks. Its mission rests on three key pillars:

1. Breaking Down Barriers:

  • Developers currently juggle multiple SDKs and languages to connect different chains.
  • GODS Network provides a unified interface that abstracts away the underlying complexity, letting developers access cross-chain data as if it were local.

2. Transforming Interoperability

  • Traditional data and token interoperability require cumbersome management.
  • In contrast, GODS Network introduces a “subscribe and pay‑as‑you‑go” model. 
  • With a simple function call, developers can subscribe to cross-chain events, enabling real-time data exchange without reinventing the wheel.

3. Security & Trust

  • GODS Network leverages advanced Multi-Party Computation (MPC) deployed across a large number of decentralized nodes orchestrated on Partisia Blockchain, ensuring no single node ever holds the full key.
  • This robust, decentralized security model validates cross-chain transactions securely and minimizes hack risk.

The GODS Network Advantage:

Think of GODS Network as a universal remote control that can work with any device in your home – eliminating clutter and complexity. That is the promise of GODS Network for web3:

Transparent Public Back-End

Every operation—from subscription initiation to MPC validation—is recorded on the public Partisia Blockchain. This transparency builds trust and allows anyone to audit the system in real time.

MPC-Enhanced Security

Distributed key management among a large number of MPC nodes means that even if some nodes are compromised, the integrity of cross-chain transactions remains intact. This state-of-the-art approach reduces the risk of a single point of failure.

Native Interoperability

Acting as a universal translator, GODS seamlessly connects EVM-based chains like Ethereum with non‑EVM chains such as Partisia Blockchain, Cardano, and Solana. Developers can integrate data from multiple sources without juggling different codebases or SDKs.

Data Subscription Simplified

Much like calling a familiar API, developers can easily subscribe to on-chain events without writing complex bridging logic. This simplicity accelerates development and reduces operational overhead.

Economic Efficiency

With a pay‑as‑you‑go model and the use of Merkle tree proofs to batch updates, GODS significantly lowers gas costs—a major advantage for high-frequency applications.

Use Cases: Unleashing the Power of True Interoperability

As the web3 landscape matures, interoperable data and assets become increasingly critical. Here are some real-world applications that demonstrate GODS Network’s transformative potential:

DeFi

  • Imagine a decentralized exchange (DEX) on Ethereum that sources liquidity from Solana, BSC, and beyond. 
  • GODS enables such a DEX to tap into multiple liquidity pools seamlessly, reducing slippage and enhancing user experience (ideally combined with Partisia Blockchain’s innovative lock swap, see here for more >> 
  • By unifying liquidity across chains, GODS helps transform fragmented DeFi into a truly omnichain ecosystem.

Real World Assets (RWA):

  • Financial institutions are tokenizing assets—from real estate to bonds—but face challenges integrating disparate ledgers. 
  • With GODS, a bank can lock a tokenized asset on its private chain while reflecting its value on public chains like Partisia or Ethereum.
  • This dual representation paves the way for innovative derivatives, lending products, and efficient asset management.

AI & The Data Economy

  • Reliable, real-time data is essential for AI-driven applications. 
  • GODS Network can serve as the backbone for decentralized data marketplaces and personal AI agents. 
  • For instance, an AI model for personalized health insights could securely ingest data from multiple blockchains—ensuring that sensitive information is processed without compromising privacy.

Enabling Enterprise Transition

Many enterprises are eager to explore web3 but are slowed by complexity and fragmentation. GODS Network functions as a secure, transparent decentralized API that bridges legacy systems with modern blockchains. Imagine a supply chain platform where internal logistics run on a private network while payment settlements occur on multiple public blockchains—the integration made effortless by GODS Network.

Think of GODS Network as the API that connects secure enterprise systems with the decentralized world—a solution that bridges legacy and innovation seamlessly.

Empowering the Partisia Blockchain Ecosystem

GODS Network is a critical pillar within the broader Partisia Blockchain ecosystem, reinforcing our shared vision of a decentralized, privacy-focused future:

Bridging Public and Private Networks

  1. GODS Network connects multiple public blockchains, enabling real-time data exchange. 
  2. GODS Network connects secure enterprise systems with multiple public blockchains, enabling faster settlements and real-time data exchange. 
  3. This seamless integration supports both legacy systems and modern decentralized applications.

 

Driving On-Chain Activity

  1. Every cross-chain transaction processed by GODS Network is recorded on Partisia Blockchain, boosting network liquidity, enhancing security through distributed consensus, and generating revenue for node operators.

 

A Synergistic Ecosystem

  1. Although operating as an independent entity, GODS Network works in close collaboration with the Partisia Blockchain Foundation (PBF). This synergy ensures that innovations in interoperability directly contribute to a stronger, more connected ecosystem.

At Partisia Blockchain, our vision is to reimagine web3 by “doing for data what Bitcoin did for money.” 

We are committed to creating a decentralized network where privacy, interoperability, and real adoption coexist. GODS Network is the embodiment of that vision—an innovative interoperability layer that transforms a fragmented landscape into a unified digital infrastructure.

About GN Solutions

GN Solutions AG (the company behind GODS Network) is a Swiss-based entity established by Partisia Group—the same organization behind Partisia Infrastructure. Created to address the fragmentation of blockchain ecosystems, GODS enables any smart contract on any blockchain to publish and subscribe to data seamlessly. 

Although built by Partisia Group, GODS operates independently and receives no funding or grants from the Partisia Blockchain Foundation, ensuring clear financial separation while benefiting from close business collaboration.

Every use of GODS Network’s features generates on-chain transactions on Partisia Blockchain, contributing to network activity and revenue. In this way, GODS plays a key role in advancing the broader web3 ecosystem while maintaining its distinct identity.

Read more about the different entities within the Partisia ecosystem here.

Conclusion

GODS Network offers a compelling vision for the future of blockchain interoperability. By transforming cross-chain data exchange into a secure, subscription-based service, it empowers developers, accelerates enterprise adoption, and drives the growth of the Partisia ecosystem. 

Together with Partisia Blockchain’s commitment to privacy and robust cryptography, GODS Network is poised to make a fragmented landscape truly unified and accessible.

We hope you enjoyed our introduction and exploration of the potential of GODS Network.

Stay tuned for more updates and join our upcoming AMAs to learn more about how GODS Network is powering the future of web3 and enterprise interoperability.

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The Hybrid Future of Enterprise Blockchain

The Hybrid Future of Enterprise Blockchain

Blockchain technology is widely heralded as a transformative force for enterprise – from streamlining supply chains and enhancing financial processes to securing digital identities. It promises to radically improve how organizations manage data, trust, and transactions. Yet, many enterprises remain cautious about fully embracing public blockchain solutions because of concerns around security, scalability, privacy, control and regulatory compliance. 

A compelling answer lies in a hybrid blockchain model – one that combines the best aspects of private (permissioned) and public (permissionless) networks. By integrating the control and confidentiality of private systems with the transparency and decentralization of public chains, enterprises can safeguard sensitive information while benefiting from global trust and interoperability. 

Coupled with advanced solutions like the GODS Network, this approach not only addresses critical enterprise challenges but also drives broader public chain adoption.

Understanding Private vs Public Blockchains

It is important for us to outline what private and public blockchains are. This sets the groundwork for understanding why a hybrid model is best suited to catalyse enterprise adoption for the public blockchain network.

Private Blockchain

Characteristics:

  • Access Control: Private blockchains are permissioned networks where only pre-approved entities can join. This ensures that sensitive data remains confined to trusted participants.
  • Speed and Scalability: They often use faster consensus mechanisms since the network participants are known, leading to high throughput and low latency.
  • Custom Governance: Enterprises can enforce strict policies to comply with internal policies and external regulations.

Drawbacks:

  • Limited Transparency: While data remains secure, the closed nature means there is less public verifiability.
  • Centralization Risk: Trust is concentrated among known parties, which might not fully eliminate the risk of collusion or internal abuse.

Examples in practice:

  • Hyperledger, Microsoft Azure Blockchain, Corda, Partisia Platform.

Public Blockchain

Characteristics:

  • Open and Transparent: Public blockchains are open to anyone. Every transaction is recorded on an immutable ledger visible to all, promoting trust through decentralization.
  • Robust Security: The large number of independent nodes makes it exceedingly difficult for any single entity to compromise the system.
  • Global Interoperability: They offer broad connectivity and enable global asset transfers, making them ideal for applications requiring public auditability.

Drawbacks:

  • Scalability Issues: High transaction volumes can lead to congestion and slower processing times.
  • Data Exposure: Even with encryption, the public nature of these networks still exposes important information through metadata. Think timestamps, counterparties, links to smart contracts. 

Examples in practice:

  • Ethereum, Bitcoin, Cardano, Partisia Blockchain.

Why a Hybrid Model is Essential for Enterprises

The Banking Analogy

Think of a traditional bank. You access your account via a public app over a public network, but behind the scenes, the bank’s internal systems are protected by a secure intranet. Sensitive data like HR records or proprietary processes remain hidden, while only essential transaction data (like your account balance) is visible externally. 

In web3, a private blockchain functions as this intranet, allowing sensitive computations to be kept confidential. Meanwhile, key outcomes—such as transaction confirmations—can be recorded on a public chain, ensuring transparency and immutability.

Real-World Onboarding for Web2 Clients

Large organizations often balk at placing any data on a fully public ledger—even if encrypted—due to regulatory constraints, internal policies, control, and privacy concerns. By offering a private network that seamlessly interfaces with a public chain, enterprises can:

  • Maintain a Familiar Environment: web2 clients continue to operate with the same security and data restrictions.
  • Enable Selective Disclosure: They can publish essential outcomes (e.g., a transaction ID or proof of ownership) on a public chain without exposing sensitive inputs.
  • Drive Gradual Adoption: As organizations grow more comfortable with blockchain, they can progressively migrate more functions to the public network, increasing overall transaction volume and ecosystem credibility. The migration will typically start with services towards end users, customers, citizens or patients.

Industry Examples

  • Automobile Sector: Insurers, engineers, and financiers often need to collaborate privately (e.g., sharing repair details or loan information) using MPC to secure data. Once a milestone is reached—like finalizing a loan or completing a repair—a digital twin or NFT of the car can be registered on the public chain, ensuring an immutable record for better financing options and a transparent secondary market.
  • Banking: In banking, private networks handle sensitive operations such as internal transfers and account management, while public blockchains are used to record key transactional data visible to customers. This dual approach is similar to how bank apps operate on public networks, but the critical backend processes remain secure on a private intranet.

How Private Networks Boost Public Chain Usage

It might seem counterintuitive, but as enterprises deploy private blockchains to manage sensitive data, they naturally generate key events—such as transaction finalizations—that can be recorded on public chains for greater transparency. 

These on-chain records not only verify the private process but also bring real-world validation and transaction volume to the public ecosystem. Over time, this interplay boosts the credibility and adoption of public blockchains while enterprises get comfortable on the private side.

The Role of Centralized vs. Decentralized MPC in Hybrid Models

Multi-Party Computation (MPC) is a critical technology that enhances security by allowing multiple parties to compute functions over their data without revealing the inputs. In a hybrid model:

Decentralized MPC:

  • Distributed Trust: Splits sensitive data among numerous independent nodes, eliminating single points of failure—a must for public chains where transparency and trustlessness are vital.
  • Resilience: Even if some nodes are compromised, the protocol tolerates misbehaving parties without jeopardizing overall security.

Centralized MPC:

  • Optimized Performance: Can be deployed in controlled environments (such as private data centers), offering low latency and predictable performance.
  • Simplified Governance: Allows for tighter control over cryptographic operations, which is essential during early stages of adoption as well as traditional contractual relationships.

Hybrid MPC Approaches:

  • Combine the performance benefits of centralized MPC within private networks with the robust, trust-minimized security of decentralized MPC when interfacing with public chains. 
  • This layered security model is ideal for handling sensitive, high-volume transactions while ensuring overall integrity.

GODS Network: Bridging Private and Public Blockchains

GODS Network further the migration from enterprise blockchains to any public blockchain by not locking migration to a single public blockchain. It’s designed as a cross-chain data subscription layer that seamlessly connects disparate blockchains—whether private or public—through a simple, API-like interface. Here’s what makes GODS Network unique:

  • Cross-Chain Orchestration: It acts as a data subscription layer that connects different blockchains. A local smart contract initiates a data request, and the GODS Network, using MPC-powered oracles, securely fetches and validates data from the appropriate chain.
  • Flexible Deployment: Built on the Partisia Blockchain, GODS Network can run publicly for maximum decentralization or privately for heightened control. Enterprises can start on a private deployment and later extend functionality to any public chain as trust and familiarity grow.
  • Developer-Friendly Integration: The network abstracts away the complexities of cross-chain communication, offering a simple, API-like interface. Developers can subscribe to data feeds and pay per use without worrying about underlying security or network coordination.
  • Enhanced Security: By combining both centralized and decentralized MPC, GODS Network eliminates single points of failure while ensuring robust, verifiable transactions on public chains.

Looking Ahead: The Path to Mainstream Adoption

A hybrid blockchain model is the most practical solution for onboarding web2 enterprises into the web3 world. By keeping sensitive data and internal processes on a private network while using public chains for key transactions, enterprises can:

  • Satisfy Regulatory Requirements: Maintain strict data controls and compliance protocols internally while leveraging public chains for transparency.
  • Improve Performance: Use fast, private networks for high-volume transactions, reserving public chains for auditability and trust.
  • Build Trust Gradually: Start with a secure private environment and incrementally expose functions to the public chain, creating a self-reinforcing cycle where private success boosts public network adoption.

As enterprises increasingly migrate to hybrid frameworks, they generate a wealth of validated public transactions that enhance the overall credibility and interoperability of blockchain networks. Platforms like GODS Network embody this vision by offering a secure, scalable, and developer-friendly bridge that not only protects sensitive data but also catalyzes broader public chain adoption.

Conclusion

The journey toward enterprise blockchain adoption has been deliberate and measured, with enterprises seeking solutions that balance privacy, control, and regulatory compliance against transparency and decentralization. Hybrid blockchain models effectively bridge this gap by combining the best elements of private and public blockchains, delivering secure, scalable solutions that enterprises can comfortably adopt.

The banking analogy illustrates how internal systems (the “intranet”) can coexist with public interfaces, enabling both confidentiality and auditability. GODS Network enhances this hybrid approach by seamlessly connecting private and public infrastructures, streamlining cross-chain interactions and simplifying overall user experience. It is an essential tool for facilitating smooth integration and interaction.

As enterprises build confidence in this hybrid model, they will drive increased public chain activity, ultimately creating a robust, interconnected web3 ecosystem.

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